Post-punk act from Manchester, England, centred around Linder Sterling. Active 1978–1984. Morrissey is a vocal fan.
Singer : Linder Sterling [aka Linda Mulvey]
Guitarist : Arthur Cadmon [aka Peter Sadler] (1978-79), Ian Devine [aka Ian Pincombe] (1979-84)
Drummer : Philip Toby Toman (1978-80), Graham Dids Dowdell (1980-84), Roy O'Shea (1982-84)
Bass : Willie Trotter, Paul Cavanagh (1982-84)
Sax : Lee Buick (1982-84), Graham Revell (1982-84)
ALBUMS
Ludus
The Visit / The Seduction
2002, CD, Comp, RM, LTM (4)
Ludus
The Damage
2002, CD, Comp, RM, LTM (4), 
,
, Alternative Rock/Free Jazz/Avantgarde/New Wave/Art Rock/Experimental
Ludus
Pickpocket / Danger Came Smiling
2002, CD, Comp, RM, LTM (4), ,
, Free Jazz/New Wave/Art Rock/Avantgarde/Experimental
Ludus
Completement Nue Au Soleil
1987, 12", Base Record, 
,
, New Wave/Art Rock/Avantgarde/Minimal
Ludus
Nue Au Soleil (Complètement)
1987, 
,
, New Wave/Art Rock/Avantgarde/Minimal
Ludus
Breaking The Rules / Little Girls
1983, 7", Ltd, Num, Sordide Sentimental, 
,
, Leftfield/Synth-pop/Experimental
Ludus
Danger Came Smiling
1982, LP, Album, New Hormones
Ludus
Riding The Rag
1982, LP, Album, Comp, Expanded Music, ,
, Post-Punk/No Wave/Contemporary Jazz
Ludus
Live At The Rialto - July 1981
1982, Cass, Album, Num, C60, Quick Stab
Ludus
Mother's Hour
1981, 7", New Hormones
Ludus
The Seduction
1981, 2x12", Album, New Hormones, ,
, Experimental/Art Rock/Free Improvisation/Free Jazz
Ludus
Pickpocket
1981, Cass, Album, New Hormones, ,
, Post-Punk
Ludus
My Cherry Is In Sherry
1980, 7", Single, New Hormones, ,
, Post-Punk/New Wave
Ludus
The Visit
1980, ,
, New Wave/Art Rock/Punk/Avantgarde
Various
Songs To Save Your Life
2004, CD, Comp, New Musical Express, ,
, Indie Rock/Glam/Punk/Alternative Rock/Contemporary/Poetry/Pop Rock/Britpop
Various / Crispy Ambulance
Black Music / Atlantic Crossing
2003, CD, Comp + CD, LTM (4), ,
, New Wave/Art Rock/Avantgarde/Indie Rock
Various
Totally Wired (18 Prime Selections From The Month's Best Music)
2002, CD, Comp, Uncut (2), ,
, Alternative Rock/Country Rock/Pop Rock/Indie Rock/Doo Wop/Classic Rock/Shoegaze/Folk/UK Garage/Abstract/IDM/Ambient/Acoustic/Post-Punk/Art Rock/Experimental
APPEARANCES +
Various
War Is Over
1983, LP, Comp, Base Record
Various
Moving Away From The Pulsebeat: Post-Punk Britain 1977-1981
2024, 5xCD, Comp, Cherry Red, 
,
, Post-Punk
Various
Keeping Control: Independent Music From Manchester 1977-1981
2023, 3xCD, Comp, Cherry Red, ,
, Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Post-Punk/Punk
Various
Women In Revolt! Underground Rebellion In British Music — 1977-1985
2023, LP, Comp, Ltd, Neo, Music For Nations, Sony Music, Tate Gallery
Various
Guerrilla Girls! - She-Punks & Beyond 1975-2016
2023, ,
, Punk/New Wave/Garage Rock/Post-Punk
Various
Universo Parallelo
2022, File, MP3, Comp, Ritmo Fatale, Slow Motion Records (2)
Various
Fac51 The Haçienda 1982
2022, 4xCD, Comp, Boo, Cherry Red, ,
, Disco/Electro/Boogie/Italo-Disco/New Wave/Synth-pop
Various
The Sun Shines Here (The Roots Of Indie-Pop 1980-1984)
2021, 3x CD, Box Set, ,
, Indie Pop/Indie Rock/Post-Punk/Jangle Pop
Various
To The Outside Of Everything (A Story Of UK Post Punk 1977-1981)
2017, 5xCD, Comp + Box, Cherry Red, ,
, New Wave/Punk/Post-Punk/Indie Rock/Electro
Various
Manchester North Of England (A Story Of Independent Music Greater Manchester 1977 - 1993)
2017, 7x CD, Box Set, ,
, Indie Rock/Alternative Rock/Dub/Indie Pop/Jazz-Funk/Leftfield/New Wave/Post-Punk/Parody/Progressive House/Punk/Reggae/Techno/Vocal
Various
11 Trésors Cachés De Manchester
2012, CD, Comp, Les Inrockuptibles, ,
, Alternative Rock/Post-Punk/Indie Rock
Various
Les Filles Du Crépuscule
2010, CD, Comp, LTM (4), ,
, Acoustic/Pop Rock/Synth-pop/New Wave
Various
Auteur Labels: New Hormones 1977-1982
2008, CD, Comp, LTM (4), ,
, New Wave/Art Rock/Indie Rock/Post-Punk
Various
North By North West - Departure 1976 Arrival 1984
2006, ,
, New Wave/Synth-pop/Indie Rock
Various
GRLZ - Women Ahead Of Their Time
2005, CD, 
,
, Leftfield/Experimental/Indie Rock/New Wave/Funk
Morrissey
Under The Influence
2003, 2x Vinyl, ,
, Alternative Rock/Rock & Roll/Punk/Experimental
Various
Little Darla Has A Treat For You, V.19, Fall 2002
2002, CD, Comp, Darla Records, 
,
, Indie Rock
Various
Death Leaves An Echo (Crépuscule Collection 4)
1987, Vinyl, ,
, Modern Classical/Synth-pop/Disco/Indie Rock/Avantgarde
Various
音の宇宙模型 -Sound Cosmodel-
1984, Vinyl, 
,
, Avantgarde/Experimental
Various
Meridians 1
1983, Cass, Comp, C60, Touch, ,
, Tribal/Musique Concrète/Industrial/Experimental/Ambient/Minimal
Various
Index #2
1983, Cass, Comp, Index Audio
Various
An Hour Of Eloquent Sounds
1982, ,
, New Wave/Ethereal/Indie Rock
Various
Teenage Topics
1981, Cass, Comp, Promo, New Hormones, ,
, New Wave
DJ Rat-Ward
Transistor Heart VIII
2016, Cass, Comp, Mixtape, Unofficial, C90, Not On Label, ,
, Experimental/Disco/Psychedelic Rock/Prog Rock/Synth-pop
Various
1981
2004, 9xCDr, Comp, Unofficial + CDr, Comp + 251xFile, MP, Not On Label, ,
, Post-Punk/Avantgarde/Art Rock/Power Pop/Psychedelic Rock/Lo-Fi/Experimental/Punk
Various
Instant Pop Classics Volume Two-The Clones Of Dr. Punkenstein
1998, LP, Comp, Ltd, Unofficial, HappyLuxPop-Records, ,
, New Wave/Power Pop/Punk
Various
An Hour Of Eloquent Sounds
, New Wave/Ethereal/Indie Rock
